WRECK OF THE PROGRESS.—The Holm Shipping Co'mpany's coastal steamer Progress, of 353 tons, broken up on the rocks at Ohiro Bay, near Island Bay, Wellington. She broke her tail shaft ( when making Wellington on Thursday and anchored. During the night a storm got up suddenly and about midday yesterday the vessel was driven broadside on to the coast with terrific force. There she quickly broke up,, her crew being swept overboard and four lost.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 102, 2 May 1931, Page 12
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74WRECK OF THE PROGRESS.—The Holm Shipping Co'mpany's coastal steamer Progress, of 353 tons, broken up on the rocks at Ohiro Bay, near Island Bay, Wellington. She broke her tail shaft (when making Wellington on Thursday and anchored. During the night a storm got up suddenly and about midday yesterday the vessel was driven broadside on to the coast with terrific force. There she quickly broke up,, her crew being swept overboard and four lost. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 102, 2 May 1931, Page 12
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